Progressive Islam in Asia > The astonishing stupidity of Queers for Palestine; Iranian stripper girl disappears under 'psychological treatment'; Iraq's to lower marriage age to 9 for girls; Kurds jailed for mourning Amini; Bangladesh demands 'Jizya' tax from Hindus

 

Islamic countries in Asia are becoming more hardline, Sharia-friendly by the day. Afghanistan's Taliban, Iran's Revolutionary government, Iraq's ultra right Islamic government, and now Bangladesh is finding its way to strict Islam. Islam, unfortunately, is like sin, it's progressive. Europe beware.

Afghanistan: Taliban publicly flog two men

on charges of having same-sex relations

Nov 9, 2024 9:00 am By Robert Spencer

The “Queers For Palestine” balloon still will never land.

Taliban Publicly Flogs Two Men In Paktika

Afghanistan International, November 5, 2024:

The Taliban’s Supreme Court announced that it had flogged two men in the Khoshamand district of Paktika province on charges of having same-sex relations.

The court said on Tuesday that it had sentenced the men with 36 lashes in public.

The Taliban’s Supreme Court announced in a statement that the flogging sentences were carried out on Monday, November 4, by the group’s primary court in Khoshamand district of Paktika province.

The Taliban have sentenced them to one year and eight months in prison.

Earlier, this court had announced the execution of a flogging sentence against a man in Maidan Wardak on charges of having sexual relations with another man….

And yet, QfP are out on the streets of the world demonstrating in support of Islam. Or, perhaps they do not know that Palestinians are Muslims? Or, perhaps they do not know that Muslims are Islamic? Or, perhaps they are just plain dumb a a post?

In devout Muslim countries, anyone who defies Sharia is considered mentally ill and needs to be heavily treated with psychotic drugs. China has a similar program from which graduates brains are rendered virtually unusable.

This poor young girl has more guts than brains, but is in desperate need of our prayers.

Iran: Woman who stripped to protest hijab laws is

‘experiencing psychological challenges

and is receiving treatment’

Nov 9, 2024 12:00 pm By Robert Spencer

In the West, authorities like to pretend that jihadis are mentally ill. In Iran, authorities like to pretend that women who dislike the Sharia restrictions they must live under are mentally ill. This woman, Ahoo Daryaei, could very easily be killed. Iran’s Islamic regime was struggling, but then the Biden-Harris regime propped it up with $10 billion, and so it has no worries now.

Student who stripped on campus undergoing treatment, Iran minister says

Iran International, November 6, 2024:

The female university student who shed her clothing on Saturday in an apparent protest over Islamic dress code enforcement was not expelled and is now undergoing treatment, an Iranian minister said on Wednesday without providing details.

“Investigations revealed that she is experiencing family and psychological challenges and is currently receiving treatment with her family’s support,” science minister Hossein Simaei Sarraf said.

Sarraf provided no additional details about the woman’s medical diagnosis, the reasons for her treatment or where it is taking place.

Footage widely circulated on Saturday showing the woman in her underwear at Tehran’s Azad University, with officers eventually forcibly detaining her. A university official later said that the student was sent to a police station due to “severe psychological distress.”

The incident ignited an online backlash, with many viewing it as a familiar tactic by authorities to delegitimize female protesters by portraying them as mentally unstable.

Meanwhile, government spokesperson Fatemeh Mohajerani denied reports of any harsh confrontation, saying during a Wednesday press briefing: “The situation was handled very well. There was no harsh confrontation, and she was transferred via social emergency services,” she told reporters….

And if you believe that, I have a tropical island off the coast of Labrador for sale... 

Iraq to lower ‘age of consent’ for girls to nine

at behest of Shia Muslim parties

Iraq to lower the ‘age of consent’ for girls to nine

by Lilia Sebouai, Telegraph, November 7, 2024:

Iraq is poised to slash the legal age of consent from 18 to to nine, allowing men to marry young children.

The proposed legal change also deprives women of rights to divorce, child custody and inheritance.

Iraq’s parliament, which is dominated by a coalition of conservative Shia Muslim parties, is preparing to vote through an amendment that would overturn the country’s “personal status law”….

The governing coalition says the move aligns with a strict interpretation of Islamic law and is intended to protect young girls from “immoral relationships”….

Iraq already has high rates of child marriage. According to the United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef), some 28 per cent of women in Iraq are married by 18.

This is because of a loophole in the personal status law which allows religious leaders, instead of the courts, to officiate thousands of marriages each year – including those involving girls as young as 15, with permission from the father.

These unregistered marriages are widespread in economically poor, ultra-conservative Shia communities in Iraq.

But because the nuptials are not recognised by law, the girls and any children they have are denied a plethora of rights.

For example, hospitals can refuse women admitted for childbirth without a marriage certificate.

The amendment would legitimise these religious marriages, putting young girls at increased risk of sexual and physical violence, as well as being denied access to education and employment…

Iran: Three Kurdish men get prison for mourning woman who was killed for wearing improper hijab

Nov 10, 2024 8:00 am By Robert Spencer

The goal of such actions is always to terrorize the population into submission.

“Make ready for them all that you can of force and of warhorses, so that by them you may strike terror in the enemy of Allah and your enemy…” (Qur’an 8:60)

Three Kurdish Men Sentenced to Prison in Iran for Mourning Mahsa Amini

Iran Wire, November 5, 2024 (thanks to The Religion of Peace):

Three Kurdish men from Oshnavieh have been sentenced to 16 months in prison each for participating in protests marking the second anniversary of Mahsa Amini’s death.

According to the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, Branch 101 of Oshnavieh Criminal Court 2 convicted Diako Azizi (34), Loqman Zangi (52), and his son Siamand Zangi (22) on charges of “association and collaboration with the Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan. ”

The court handed down the sentences on October 26.

The men were initially detained on September 4, part of a wider crackdown on Kurdish citizens ahead of Amini’s death anniversary….

Bangladesh: Muslim groups demand

jizya payment from Hindus

Nov 10, 2024 12:00 pm By Robert Spencer

Islamic apologists in the West like to insist that the Qur’anic stipulation that Muslims must collect the jizya from subjugated non-Muslims is outmoded and has no modern applicability. They don’t seem to have gotten the message in Bangladesh.

Non-Muslims paying for the upkeep of Muslims is a Qur’anic dictate:

“Fight against those do not believe in Allah or the last day, and do not forbid what Allah and his messenger have forbidden, and do not follow the religion of truth, even if they are among the people of the book, until they pay the jizya with willing submission and feel themselves subdued.” (Qur’an 9:29).

The caliph Umar said the jizya payments from the dhimmis were the source of the Muslims’ livelihood:

“Narrated Juwairiya bin Qudama at-Tamimi: We said to `Umar bin Al-Khattab, ‘O Chief of the believers! Advise us.’ He said, ‘I advise you to fulfill Allah’s Convention (made with the Dhimmis) as it is the convention of your Prophet and the source of the livelihood of your dependents (i.e. the taxes from the Dhimmis.)’” (Bukhari 4.53.388)

Bangladesh restricts Durga Puja celebrations, organisers asked to pay ‘jizya’ tax, maintain silence during Namaaz

Mint, October 3, 2024:

Durga Puja celebrations (celebrating the Hindu goddess Durga) got off to a rocky start in Bangladesh with the interim government and various Muslim bodies denying permission in several areas. The organising committees were also reportedly asked to maintain silence during Namaaz offerings and pay ₹5 lakh (nearly 6,000 USD) each as ‘jizya’. The developments came in the wake of multiple reports of idol vandalism and looting across the country.

According to the Daily Star report in late September, several Durga Puja committees have received threat letters asking them to pay ৳ 5,00,000 (nearly 600 USD) if they wished to celebrate the festival. Several Hindu temples in the Dakop area of Khulna had also filed a police complaint after receiving threat letters.

Meanwhile the Dhaka Tribune reported last month that the Muhammad Yunus-led interim government had advised Puja committess to keep their musical instruments and sound systems switched off during azaan and namaaz. The statement was reportedly made by Home Affairs Adviser Lt Gen (retd) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury after a law and order meeting….

Ozzone 10-11 > Do you have a friend whom you are comfortable with even in long periods of silence?

 

Larry King once interviewed Mother Theresa and asked her what she said when she prayed. She responded, “I don’t say anything, I just listen.”

King then asked what God said to her when she prayed. She stated, “He doesn’t say anything either, He just listens. And if you can’t understand that, I can’t explain it to you.”

God doesn’t listen to your words, but to your heart, we should try to emulate Him during some of our prayer time. To just be with Him.

Six Principles for a New World Order > Vladimir Putin

 

Can you imagine Biden, or Kamala, or Trudeau speaking like this without notes or teleprompters?

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etpsoa4630 a0td70g112l1h9: a5y7mea9ic5ue24l1trfrinciples of the real new world order differ significantly from the principles of the WEF fake new world order.

In Vedomosti: The Russian President formulated six principles of a new world order and spoke about them in his speech at a meeting of the Valdai International Discussion Club in Sochi. The topic of the current meeting was formulated as follows: "A Lasting Peace - on What Basis? Universal Security and Equal Opportunities for Development in the 21st Century." Valdai, which brought together participants from Western and Eastern countries, began on October (November?) 4, on the eve of the US presidential election, and the plenary session with Putin's participation took place on the 7th, when it became known that Republican Donald Trump would win (Vedomosti wrote about this in detail the day before). But the Russian President approached this topic only after two hours of conversation.

And it's not a pity to call

When Trump was first elected to the US presidency in 2016, there was talk that he could make many mistakes because he was a businessman, Putin noted. The Russian president was impressed by how the White House occupant behaved during an assassination attempt during the election campaign. “He turned out to be a courageous man. And it’s not just about raising his hand and calling for people to fight for their ideals. A person shows themselves in extraordinary circumstances. This is where a person shows themselves. And he showed himself, in my opinion, in the right way, courageously, like a man,” Putin said. According to the Russian president, Trump was “hounded from all sides” at some point.

At the same time, Putin found it difficult to say what would happen next. He recalled that this would be Trump's second and final term. But what the Republican said publicly about restoring relations with Russia, about the possibility of resolving the situation with the conflict in Ukraine, deserves attention. The president added that he does not take into account Trump's words during the election campaign, since it was a fight for voters' votes.

"I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate him on his election as President of the United States. I have already said that we will work with any head of state that the American people trust," Putin said. When asked by Russia in Global Affairs editor-in-chief Fyodor Lukyanov what Putin would do if Trump called him and offered to meet, the president replied that he himself did not consider it shameful to call. He recalled that some Western leaders used to call him every week, but then stopped. If they want to resume contacts, then we will resume them, Putin added.

"This is the sixth president in your lifetime," Lukyanov noted. And he asked Putin which of the US leaders he remembered.

"You know, they are all interesting people. It is hard to imagine a person who would end up at the top of power in one of the world's leading countries and be absolutely insignificant or stupid, an uninteresting person," the Russian president said. In his opinion, the domestic political culture in the United States is becoming more acute, and methods are being used to "let down" the current head of state. Putin recalled how many attacks there were on George Bush, and called them lies: "He is in no way inferior to anyone sitting in this room."

Putin's Testament

Beginning his speech, Putin said that the meeting was taking place on a significant date for Russia (the day of the October Revolution of 1917), noting that we are now living in an era of change. Over the past 20 years, nations have begun to more clearly understand their uniqueness and identity. And the world is facing an increasing number of challenges - from new regional conflicts to climate change. A "serious, irreconcilable struggle" is unfolding for the formation of a new world order, Putin said. According to him, this is a fight not for geopolitical influence, but for principles.

Democracy is beginning to be interpreted as the rule of the minority, the president said. This can be seen in the example of Western liberalism, which is intolerant of any alternative. "Finally, these are international conflicts and clashes fraught with mutual destruction. After all, weapons capable of doing this exist and are constantly being improved. <...> And the club of those who possess such weapons is expanding, and no one guarantees that in the event of an avalanche-like increase in threats and the final destruction of legal and moral norms, they will not be used," Putin said. He emphasized that the West's calls to inflict a strategic defeat on Russia demonstrate "the extreme adventurism of Western politicians" - this could "turn into a global tragedy."

Some Western elites, he said, are ready to do anything to prevent the emergence of an international system that would meet the interests of the global majority. When Washington and Western countries recognize the fact that a new world system is being built, “genuine creation” will begin.

Russia does not perceive Western civilization as an enemy, Putin noted: "The West has accumulated truly enormous <...> resources, thanks to which it can successfully develop, remaining one of the most important elements of the world system. But precisely "one of", on a par with other actively developing states and groups of countries." The West also attempted to separate Russia from the world economic system and wanted to deal a crushing blow. The mainstream is directed in the opposite direction, and not in the direction the West is looking - "from a descending hegemonic world to an ascending diversity," Putin said.

Putin has spoken at length about how the world order was formed first after World War II and then after the end of the Cold War. The West's misinterpretation of the Cold War's results was a manifestation of its "geopolitical greed," which led to regional conflicts - in the Balkans, the Middle East, and now in Ukraine, Putin believes. He called the philosopher Francis Fukuyama's "end of history" concept short-sighted. New leaders began to emerge in the world, while the West began to adjust the rules it had established, which led to a conflict between the global majority and the global minority. According to Putin, no one should feel humiliated in a multipolar world.

New World Order

Putin named six principles of the new world order. He spoke about them at last year's Valdai meeting, but now he developed his thoughts. The first principle is openness to interaction is the main value for the international majority. The second principle is that the diversity of the world is a factor in its sustainability. The development model of one country should not be imposed on others, Putin said.

The third principle, he said, is that the world should develop on the basis of maximum representativeness. Those who are commonly called great powers believe that they can dictate the rules to others, Putin said. Another principle is security for all, and the bloc approach contradicts the multipolar world. Now there is only one bloc left in the world - NATO. "[The West] needs to tear Russia and Europe apart, especially Russia and Germany, France. That's how they brought it to a coup in Ukraine and to military actions in the southeast, in Donbass. They simply forced us to take retaliatory actions," the president believes.

Military-political blocs are an obstacle to development, he noted. According to him, the prototype of a non-aligned community is BRICS.

The fifth principle is justice for all, Putin said. According to him, the main problem is inequality, the gap between the golden billion and the world majority. The sixth principle, according to the president, should be equality. He believes that in today's world, arrogance and the desire to teach other countries are destructive - something Russia has never done.

"Over several centuries, stereotypes, a kind of hierarchy, have developed in the Western-centric world. There is, they say, a developed world, progressive humanity and some kind of universal civilization that everyone should strive for. And then there are backward, uncivilized peoples, barbarians," Putin said. In his opinion, this approach is a racist ideology that hinders universal harmonious development.

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